How the 2013 influenza A/H7N9 was thought to have arisen….
This is a graphical resurrection of sorts. An old image of mine I made back in 2013/14 and some text from what used to be the H7N9 page on my original blog [1] from back Read More …
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Avian influenza A H7N9 virus starts its 6th wave….
It’s that time of year again! No, not time for more leftovers, but time to turn our eyes towards China for signs of H7N9 activity.[1] While this is a ‘bird flu’ (avian influenza) that mostly Read More …
Why the current influenza season is a big one…
We wrote a little something on this topic for the Conversation back in November. It may be of interest you in the northern hemisphere. You can read the entire piece, “Here’s why the 2017 flu Read More …
“Rhinovirus” occurs in people who are not sick ergo it never causes sickness…
In a community study of healthy infants reported in 2015 the authors stated that “Our finding of low RSV prevalence in asymptomatic infants suggests that RSV is likely the causative agent when detected in the Read More …
Human respiratory syncytial virus: an example of why calling them many usually outweighs calling them few, or one
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a beast of a respiratory virus among infants-a leading cause of their hospitalization. One estimate reported the worldwide infection of 33.8 million infants younger than 5 years of age Read More …
Conference tweets: what’s your aim here?
There are many lists detailing what you need to consider when you use Twitter and Tweet stuff during a conference. Mine is below. But before we get to that, ask yourself this: what am I Read More …
Well done Aussies, the people made marriage equality law….its leaders, not so much
While this entire horrible process of “allowing” our LGBQTI community to legally show their dedication to one another in the eyes of the law – the way the rest of us take for granted – Read More …
Rhinovirus Cs make use of less regulation…
A new Australian study may help to explain why asthmatics have trouble suppressing the inflammation triggered by respiratory virus infections.[1] In particular, the inflammation due to members of one species of rhinovirus (RV), the RV-Cs, Read More …
Flu is a slippery virus, a tough vaccine target and a challenge to contain…
Much was made of a regrettable interview earlier in the week about the Australian equivalent Flu vaccine. Some of the headlines included… “Cut-price flu jabs too weak to work” “Cheaper flu shot behind grim toll” Read More …
Flu has long been associated with death in younger adults: it is known
A very short post just to highlight that younger adults have been linked to Flu deaths for many years – far less often than among the elderly (>65 year olds), but it does happen. This Read More …